The most difficult challenge facing humanity is not devising solutions to the energy crisis or climate crisis or population crisis; rather, it is bringing stories or narratives of the human journey into our collective awareness that empower us to look beyond a future of great adversity and to see a future of great opportunity. What visions of humanity’s journey are sufficiently compelling to transcend age-old differences and bring us together in a common venture of inhabiting the Earth in ways that are sustainable? ~ Duane Elgin, NewStories, Great Transition Stories

Do concerns about the future we are leaving to our children and grandchildren leave you with a worried taste in your mouth, after even the most delicious meal? Let me come to your aid with these tasty offerings. You can choose one, two, or better still the whole lot, since they will hopefully lighten the weight of your worries.

Ecological Education Salad

This light, airy salad includes a wide variety of greens, essential to feed your brain as you try to understand the carbon cycle and sort out which recyclable goes into which bin. This is a great – some would say mandatory – dish for children, to prepare them for the world they will inherit. www.ecoliteracy.org/ecological-education

Organic Greens

A delicious mix of lettuce, kale, endive, radicchio, arugula, mizuna, baby beet greens, cress and tatsoi, all grown organically, with no use of pesticides or fertilizers, encouraging our confidence that one day, all our food will be grown organically. http://thinkcanadaorganic.ca/farm/

Vrai Vol au Vent

The real thing! A dish that tastes best on a windy day, when the eggs that fluff it up are whipped by the wind itself, raising the mushrooms to new heights of tastiness. A great replacement for carbon casseroles, if you want to enjoy the experience of being powered by the 100% renewable energy of nature, instead of the dirty energy of the past. http://canwea.ca

Carbon Casserole (off the menu)

A very old-fashioned dish, made from the remains of ancient, 200 million years old trees and marine organisms. It has become a staple of our modern diet, and its use is still increasing, it should be eaten it with care and appreciate it for what it is, since its ingredients are the main cause of the global climate crisis, so it’s good that it’s off the menu. It’s also an expensive dish, since the ingredients have been priced to include a carbon tax to discourage their use. www.vox.com/2015/12/14/10121638/fossil-fuel-dominance

Esperance Exotique

A rare and precious confection that will leave you wanting more. Crafted from people’s highest dreams, and our hopes for a Great Transition that will see us building a new peaceful civilization where humans living in harmony with nature and with each other, all across the world. www.newstories.org/projects/great-transition-stories/

What a great post! I agree with this and it’s so important now more than ever to take care of our planet… global warming is real refardless what our next president may think 😦
Andreahttp://www.phdfashionista.com